While Belgium doesn’t have jewels that
belong to the Crown but to individual members of the Royal Family,
some pieces are considered the most important, which we could
potentially see at the Coronation of King Charles III. First, when
it comes to tiaras, the general consensus is that the Nine
Provinces Bandeau Tiara is the most important piece. Since Queen
Astrid, it was passed from…
Crown Prince Haakon of Norway has visited
the Bjerknes Center for Climate Research and the food research
institute Nofima in Bergen. Additionally, he attended the opening
of the local climate festival in Bergen, Norway`s second largest
city. This festival aims to set…
Prince Joachim is "proud" of crucial new defence appointment
17th March 2023
Prince Joachim has undertaken a new role
in his defence and diplomatic career, and has spoken about his
pride in performing it. On 17th March, the Danish Royal
Household announced that Queen Margrethe’s second son would be
appointed defence industry attaché at the…
Crown Prince Alexander of Serbia has
spoken of the importance of history as new books about his royal
dynasty were launched. Several books about the Karadordevic Royal
Family have been published by the “Narodno delo” Publishing House.
The launch event, at the Royal Palace in Belgrade, was also
attended by members of the Crown Council and Privy Council. In his
welcome speech…
Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark has
taken part in the Royal Life Guards Parade in Copenhagen, attending
on behalf of Queen Margrethe. The Queen of Denmark continues to
recuperate after recent surgery. The parade took place, according
to tradition, on the exercise…
Prince Joachim of Denmark and his family
are moving to the United States. The prince, sixth in line to the
Danish throne, will begin a new job in Washington D.C. in
September. Ahead of that, Prince Joachim, along with his wife,
Princess Marie, and their two children…
Each royal house has its own royal
chivalric orders. Sweden has several royal orders; the Order of the
Polar Star is one of the oldest orders in Sweden. The Order of the
Polar Star was established on 23 February 1748 by King Frederick I,
along with the Order of the Sword and the Royal Order of the
Seraphim. Although some orders date back as far as 1606, they were
only codified in 1748 by…
Sweden has reintroduced two royal orders
and once again allows Swedish citizens to be granted knighthoods.
The Order of Vasa and the Order of the Sword have been
reintroduced. The Royal Court said: “Anyone who has made personal
efforts for Sweden or for Swedish…
The future king of Norway has found
himself dealing with planning permissions after deciding he wants
to alter his royal home. Crown Prince Haakon’s plans for a
replacement for a barn on his estate were described as ”unusual”
and ”not good…
Princess Elisabeth follows in great-great-grandmother's footsteps on visit to Egypt
16th March 2023
A century after her ancestor walked the
same routes and stayed in the same hotels, Princess Elisabeth, The
Duchess of Brabant, has carried out a working visit to Egypt with
her mother. Queen Mathilde and Princess Elisabeth undertook a
three-day visit to Egypt to recreate the trip undertaken by Queen
Elisabeth in 1923. The Belgian queen consort had a passion for
Egypt and helped form the basis…